NASCAR 2019 Race 25 : Darlington Bojangles Southern 500 DIECAST CONTEST Race Thread

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This is a Diecast contest race, best score will get their pick. Previous winners not eligible, as usual. Same rules, in case of a tie, best score of the 4th pick, and then who entered their picks first.


Bojangles’ Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #25 of 36

Sunday, September 1, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 6:18pm/et
Laps/Stages: 367 laps total. Stages end on laps: 100/200/367

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 6:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

On track schedule

Practices:
Friday, August 30, 2:05-2:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, August 30, 4:05-4:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Qualifying: Saturday, August 31 at 2:05pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track) – REVISED August 21

Thursday, August 29
8:30 PM-10:30 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, August 30
11:00 AM-7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:45 PM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
2:05 PM-2:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:05 PM-4:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Saturday, August 31
9:30 AM-3:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
2:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)

Sunday, September 1
1:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
4:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
5:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
6:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 100/200/367 LAPS = 501.3 MILES)

Track Facts:



Distance 501.322 miles (806.800 km)
Laps 367

Stage 1: Lap 100
Stage 2: Lap 200
Race: Lap 367+

Track Specs:
Banking: Turns 1/2 - 25 degrees, width 79 ft; Turns 3/4 - 23 degrees, width 62 ft; Front - 3 degrees, Back - 2 degrees.
Frontstretch 1,229 ft long, 90 ft wide;
Backstretch - 1,229 ft long, 90 ft wide
Track Repaved in early 2008
Grandstand Seating: 58,000 [was 60,000 & 68,000] with 13 suites
58,000 seats
Pit Road:
Length: 2,025 feet
Width: 46 feet

Pit Stalls:
Length: 34 feet
Width: 18 feet


Track Records & Stats

2018 Race Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski,131.408 mph, started 13th
Track Race Record: Matt Kenseth, May 2013, 141.383mph
Slowest Race Record: Fonty Flock, Sept 1952, 74.512mph
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 7 months, 22 days, 9/01/1991)
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 months, 8 days, 5/10/2008

2018 Pole Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 173.571mph, finished 10th
Track Qualifying Record: Aric Almirola, April 2014, 184.145mph (set during 2nd round of qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: David Pearson, 47 years, 8 months, 15 days, 9/06/1982
Youngest Pole Winner: Kurt Busch, 23 years, 0 months, 29 days, 9/02/2001

Most Races - Active Driver: Jeff Gordon, 35; Dale Earnhardt Jr., 22
Most Races - All Time: Richard Petty, 65
Most Wins - Active Driver: Jimmie Johnson, 3
Most Wins - All Time: David Pearson, 10
Most Poles - Active Driver: Kasey Kahne, 4
Most Poles - All Time: David Pearson, 12
Most Wins - Owner: Rick Hendrick, 13
Most Top 5s - All-time: Richard Petty, 25
Most Top 5s - Active Driver: Jimmie Johnson, 9
Most Top 10s - All-time: Bill Elliott, 35
Most Top 10s - Active Driver: Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, 12

Most Leaders: 20, 9/4/1994
Fewest Leaders: 2, 9/4/1950
Most Lead Changes: 41, 9/6/1982
Fewest Lead Changes: 4, 9/4/1950
Most Laps Led [500 miles]: Johnny Mantz, Sept 1950, 351 laps [of 367]
Most Laps Led [400 miles]: Richard Petty, April 1966, 281 laps [of 293]
Most Cautions: 18, September 2015
Most Caution Laps: 101, Sept 1974
Fewest Cautions: 0, Sept 1963
Fewest Caution Laps: 0, Sept 1963
Most Finishers on the Lead Lap: 28, September 2015
Fewest Finishers on the Lead Lap: 1 - 24 times, most recently 9/3/1979

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Johnny Mantz, Sept 1950, started 43rd [75 started, 3 abreast]
Most Wins by current Manufacturers: Chevy, 41; Ford, 29; Toyota, 5
Most Wins by former Manufacturers: Mercury, 10; Oldsmobile, 6; Dodge, 5; Pontiac, 5; Buick, 4; Plymouth, 4; Hudson, 3; AMC, 2
47 drivers have won poles at Darlington
A total of 49 drivers have won Sprint Cup races at Darlington

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1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Kyle Busch
3)...Martin Truex Jr.
4)...Daniel Suarez...!

Good Luck Everybody as it's a Night Race...!

CCR, Ray Charles and The Animals can't All bee Wrong :

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

[ranagee]

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

[Marley]

Kyle Larson #@$@
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Busch

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot *
Kyle Larson
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano

[82harley]

Kyle Larson***
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr.

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NASCAR at Darlington starting lineup

Here is the starting lineup for Sunday's race:
Starting Driver Number
No. 1 William Byron 24
No. 2 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 3 Kyle Larson 42
No. 4 Kurt Busch 1
No. 5 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 6 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 7 Joey Logano 22
No. 8 Chase Elliott 9
No. 9 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 10 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 11 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 12 Chris Buescher 37
No. 13 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 14 Austin Dillon 3
No. 15 Erik Jones 20
No. 16 Alex Bowman 88
No. 17 Paul Menard 21
No. 18 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 19 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 20 Ryan Preece 47
No. 21 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 22 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 23 Michael McDowell 34
No. 24 Ryan Newman 6
No. 25 Landon Cassill 00
No. 26 David Ragan 38
No. 27 Corey LaJoie 32
No. 28 Bubba Wallace 43
No. 29 Ty Dillon 13
No. 30 Aric Almirola 10
No. 31 Ross Chastain 15
No. 32 Matt Tifft 36
No. 33 Kyle Busch 18
No. 34 Reed Sorenson 77
No. 35 J.J. Yeley 52
No. 36 B.J. McLeod 51
No. 37 Joe Nemechek 27
No. 38 Garrett Smithley 54
No. 39 Joey Gase 66

William Byron became the youngest pole winner in Darlington Raceway history Saturday, putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the pole for Sunday's Bojangles' Southern 500.

Bearing a throwback paint scheme honoring driver Cole Trickle from the movie "Days of Thunder," Byron, 21, turned a lap of 172.487 mph to top Brad Keselowski (172.088).

Kyle Larson, Kurt Busch and Daniel Suarez rounded out the top five on the grid.

"The car was really good for us," Byron told NBCSN. "We'll see what happens. It's a really long race. We're in good shape in the points, so we can be aggressive."

It's Byron's fourth career pole, all of them coming this season. By the way, Byron becomes only the third driver to win the pole for the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 and Southern 500 in the same season, joining Fireball Roberts and Bill Elliott.

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Brad Keselowski***
Kurt Busch
Kyle Larson
Denny Hamlin

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Nothing official, but if the hurricane does turn north, they might get this race in early, so try to get your entries in soon.


Nevermind... Hurricane track looks like it will be south of the FL-GA border as late as Tuesday.